This sample curriculum guide has been developed to assist districts in planning and implementing an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education program. Classes are to be conducted within the context of comprehensive health education. This document, which provides grades 7-12 guidelines, is organized into 8 sections: (1) purpose,…

This manual, which was originally developed to supplement a corresponding continuing education program offered by the Illinois Pharmacy Foundation and Illinois Pharmacists Association, is intended as a resource for pharmacists and other health care professionals who work to prevent alcohol and drug misuse/abuse in older patients. Discussed in…

All Individuals Deserve Support (AIDS) is a collaborative prevention program between graduate students in a Community/Agency Counseling program and the Children's Home Homeless Youth Program in Peoria, Illinois. Graduate students developed a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention program for homeless youth as a class project. Project design involved:…

This briefing paper focuses on collaborations between schools, the health industry (specifically managed care organizations or MCOs), and all other agencies which have vested interests in promoting the health and success of children. The paper presents a vision of health that includes both medical and behavioral components, asserting that health…

As part of the school reform legislation of 1985, the Illinois State Board of Education established State Goals for Learning in six fundamental learning areas: language arts, mathematics, science, social science, fine arts, and physical development and health. The next step is to develop standards that will more clearly define the knowledge and…

This resource package provides teaching strategies to help students discuss and integrate the information they must have to avoid high-risk sexual behavior. It also attempts to promote positive lifestyle decisions in the face of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. The specific goals of the program are to help students: (1)…

A case study was done of Black, Appalachian, and non-Appalachian White populations in the greater Cincinnati (Ohio) area to examine the health status, health maintenance activities, and sources of health and wellness information for each group in order to discern patterns of behavior that would form the basis for an effective health promotion…

This report contains selected presentations from the 1993 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference. Following welcoming remarks by Carolyn Slack, two presentations discuss improving urban maternal and child health (MCH) linkages. "Pittsburgh's Alliance for Infants," by Virginia Bowman, describes a comprehensive in-home…

As the fastest-growing segment of society, older adults can be valuable resources for schools. The intent of this guide is to promote education for, with, and about older adults; to confront stereotypic images; and to present an accurate and balanced view of aging. The manual consists of 21 lesson plans for secondary teachers of health and home…

This pamphlet summarizes the papers, comments, discussion, and key points of consensus from the national health symposium. The document makes a case for stronger links between health and education, arguing that children must be healthy to be educated and must be educated in order to be healthy. Six key points of agreement evolving from the…

The Family Life Education optional unit of the Manitoba (Canada) Health Education curriculum reflects the current emphasis in health education on preventive medicine, total well-being, and the assumption of individual responsibility for health. The unit as a whole consists of four components: an overview and three grade level guides designed for…

This report summarizes the findings of a conference that examined the problem of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among street and homeless youth. Street and homeless youth, by virtue of their circumstances and the behaviors they engage in, are at great risk of becoming infected with HIV,…

A new Unesco project seeks to increase the capacity of developing countries to strengthen primary school academic performance by improving children's nutrition and health status. The first technical meeting of the new project took place in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 1989. Three working groups were formed which focused on assessment, intervention,…

This document contains 11 case studies of Canadian adult education and extension projects. Titles are: (1) Buchans Community Transmitter: A Threatened Community Considers Its Future (Curran); (2) Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (Gaskin); (3) Healthline: Center for Corporate Health Promotion (Pratt); (4) Distance Education at…

A handbook of health issues for college students is presented. Prevention is the keynote, stressing the importance of staying healthy and recovering quickly. Information is organized in a question-and-answer format. The 12 chapters are as follows: nutrition: food as fuel (e.g. acne and diet and daily caloric requirements); exercise: fine-tuning…